Question 1: Explain health policy. What is it and how does it work?
Question 2: According to Steinmo and Watts (in Harrington & Estes), Comprehensive National Health Insurance always fails in America; Discuss the authors' viewpoint. Do you agree with the authors? Why or why not?
Question 3: What have been the effects (discuss at least three) of state parity laws and the use of mental health care? Describe and explain the role of two organizations that are advocates for the mentally ill?
Question 4: Review articles on the subject of long term care. What is long term care? According to your readings, do most Americans have long term care insurance? Do Americans feel that they need long term care? Why or why not? What is your personal position on long term care?
Question 5: Analyze and discuss mergers and acquisitions in the health care delivery system since President Clinton's National Health Care Reform Policy. Which stakeholders in the health care system tend to lose due to mergers? Why?
Question 6: Discuss projections and trends in the supply of registered nurses. What do the projections and trends tell us about the nursing shortage?
Question 7: Discuss and analyze the world health situation. What is the greatest problem facing the world population? What strategies (at least three) would you utilize to alleviate this problem?
Question 8: Explain Health, Poverty, and Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Briefly discuss each concept on this list from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Question 9: Discuss your research findings and how you will apply them to your work environment.